Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Subordinate’s Hewer, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive tasked with guarding POWs

tasked with guarding POWs

the German soldiers stopped at a graveyard

The other side with a shield decorated in the colours of a German tri-colour cockade

the shoulders adorned with epaulette straps

slight discolouration in the white enamels on the Silver Grade badge

Germany, Rad. A Reich Labour Service Subordinate’s Hewer, By Carl Eickhorn Auction Archive tasked with guarding POWs(Haumesser fr Mnner der Reichsarbeitsdienst). A very well preserved Reich Labour Service (RAD) subordinates hewer, measuring 400 mm in total length when inserted into the scabbard. It features a 245 mm long polished magnetic steel blade with a Bowie style curvature. The tip and lower edge of the blade are sharpened, and a narrow fuller runs the length of each side. Acid etched onto the obverse is an inscription of ARBEIT ADELT (LABOUR ENNOBLES) in